Channa Masala – How to make Chana Masala

Channa Masala recipe – A classic, most preferred side dish most to eat with all Indian flat bread types. It is made using white kabuli chana, known as Chickpeas or Garbanzo beans in English. This is also a rich source of protein.

My kids love to have this especially with chola puris, bhature and naans. Every household have their own way of making channa and follow different methods. This is how I make channa masala at home.

The North Indian version or rather the Punjabi style of making Channa Masala basic veggies like onions, tomatoes and other North Indian spices to make this masala a lip smacking protein rich side dish for chapathis or rotis.

The South Indian style curry is loaded with the flavors of coconut and freshly ground spice paste, you can check out this Kadala Curry recipe.

Make sure that you do not add more salt while pressure cooking the channa, as it will harden the bean and it will have trouble absorbing the spices and the gravy when you cook it later along with the masalas.

Apart from eating this Channa masala as a side dish, you can use the same recipe to make other lip smacking, quick recipes like Bread Channa and Chana Masala Sandwich that bound to make your children very happy. They also make a healthy snack box option.

Hi Radhika, Good Day ! Made this channa masala today, it was very very tasty. I liked the texture too. I have been using the same ingredients for my style of channa masala, but the way you had used them made all the difference. Thank you